Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST N2bn5R0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. This study determined the prevalence of food insecurity and hunger in low-income legal immigrants. Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of Latino and Asian legal immigrants attending urban clinics and community centers in California, Texas, and Illinois with a food security questionnaire. Results. Among 630 respondents, 40% of the households were food insecure without hunger and 41% were food insecure with hunger. Independent predictors of hunger were income below federal poverty level (odds ratio [OR]=2.72,95% confidence interval [CI]=1.72,4.30), receipt of food stamps (OR=2.53,95% CI=1.57,4.09), Latino ethnicity (OR=2.39,95% CI=1.49,3.82), and poor English (OR=1.76,95% CI=1.10,2.82). Conclusions. The prevalence of Imnger among low-income legal immigrants is unacceptably high. Access to food assistance programs is important for the health and well-being of this population.
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